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Programs in Japan & Funding Opportunities for Harvard Students 2019 Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Harvard University PROGRAMS IN JAPAN & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARVARD STUDENTS 2019 - 2020 EDWIN O. REISCHAUER INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE STUDIES Founded in 1973, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University promotes research on Japan and brings together Harvard faculty, students, leading scholars from other institutions, and visitors to create one of the world’s leading communities for the study of Japan. CONTENTS 2 Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Program Doshisha University in Kyoto 4 Summer Internship Program in Japan Photo: Gavin Whitelaw 6 Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program Harvard University is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of Japan, and through the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese 8 Summer Japanese Language Programs Studies and numerous programs, Harvard offers exceptional resources for Hokkaido International Foundation undergraduates to study about Japan. Every year, many Harvard College Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies students study Japanese language and culture, hold internships, conduct Princeton in Ishikawa senior thesis research, attend student conferences and workshops, or Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies pursue other related activities in Japan. 10 Academic Year & Semester Study Abroad Programs This brochure highlights many exciting programs and funding opportunities for undergraduates to study, work, and live in Japan. The sooner students 12 Harvard and External Funding Opportunities explore these opportunities, the more chances they will have to benefit from them and to get involved. Come and explore Japan with the Reischauer Institute! Cover Photo: Flickr Creative Commons 1 HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL IN KYOTO DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY Program Length: 8 weeks (Tentative dates: May 22 - July 18, 2020) Housing: Host family Tuition: $8,500* Prerequisites: None Application Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 5PM ($75 Fee in 2019) Apply Online: http://www.summer.harvard.edu/study-abroad/kyoto-japan Program Faculty: Prof. James Robson and Prof. Shigehisa Kuriyama Program Inquiries: Dr. Gavin Whitelaw, [email protected] •Two credit-bearing courses on Japan and East Asian Studies •Courses taught in English; No Japanese language background required •Apply separately for funding at the Office of Career Services (OCS) *Please note that program date, tuition cost, and faculty are subject to change. Photo: Nicole Flett ‘18 Expect a true Harvard experience this summer. During a Harvard Summer School study abroad program, you will engage your intellectual curiosity with Harvard faculty, build a new network of friends, and expand your understanding of the world. Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs provide a range of academic experiences and opportunities, from focused foreign language and culture courses to immersive study of location-specific topics in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. For general inquiries on Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs, please contact the office at [email protected], or (617) 998-9602. For summer 2020, Harvard Summer School will offer a summer study abroad program at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. 2 Photo: Doshisha University3 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN JAPAN The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS), in partnership with the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, coordinates a wide array of summer internship opportunities in Japan for Harvard students of any concentration who are in good academic standing and are returning for the fall semester as full-time students. As interns, students learn about the local culture of the host city and workplace while contributing to a project defined by the host organization. Internships last a minimum of 8 weeks, usually from early June through early August. RIJS has limited internship positions available and cannot guarantee placement. Acceptance is contingent on finding a fit between available positions and applicants. Some Japanese language ability is preferred by most host organizations. Preference is given to students enrolled in Japanese language courses and to first-time Japan internship holders. Photo: Allison Lee ‘20 Engineering Sciences Track: In the academic year 2019-20, the Program will be piloting a Japan-based engineering/science internship track in close coordination Selected Past Internship Host Organizations (* denotes self-arranged internships) with the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). There is no separate application for this track; the application process will be the Asian Development Bank Institute* City of Rikuzentaka same as others. The Program helps provide industry-based internships for SEAS Harvard Business School Japan Research Center students who hope to gain hands-on experience working with professionals in International Christian University their desired field. Please note that this is not a research internship; for those ISA, Inc. who are interested in conducting research in engineering sciences, please go to Jenerate Partners, Inc.* page 6: Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program. Kahoku Shimpo Kamonohashi Project* Mie Prefectural Government* Self-arranged Track: Due to the limited number of available internships, we Morrison & Foerster LLP strongly encourage students, especially those who are interested in doing very Office of Representative Taro Kono (Liberal Democratic Party) specific projects or tasks, to arrange an internship in Japan on their own and P&E Directions, Inc. apply to the Program for funding support only. Self-arranged internships must Quantstamp, Inc. meet the minimum 8-week requirement. It is highly recommended that students Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry Robot Fund Co., Ltd. start the search process as early as October/November. Self-arranging students Showa Women’s University can seek advice from various entities at Harvard, including but not limited to the SIMONE, Inc. Office of Career Services, Harvard faculty, and the vast Harvard alumni network. teamLab* Temple University Japan* There is no separate application for funding. Applicants who are placed Tonda Bunraku Puppet Troupe* into the Program will receive a grant package put together by the RIJS and TRENDE, Inc. Venture Republic, Inc.* the host organization, which includes round-trip discount airfare, housing Wall Street Journal accommodation, and a small subsidy for some meals. Maximum grant package value for summer 2019 was $5,000. Application Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2020, 5PM Application Guidelines: https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate/internship Program Inquiries: Ms. Jenni Ting, [email protected] 4 5 JAPAN SUMMER SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) provides Participating Institutions opportunities for Harvard College students in life, physical/natural, engineering and applied sciences to conduct research in a leading science laboratory in Hiroshima University Japan for at least 8 weeks. This is a non-credit, independent science research Kyoto University internship designed to prepare outstanding students for postgraduate Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology fellowships, graduate/doctoral study, and post-baccalaureate research positions RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project in the private sector. Applicants must be in good academic standing and return RIKEN Center for Brain Science in the fall as full-time students. RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Tokyo Insitute of Technology (not accepting applications for Summer 2020) Self-arranged Track: Due to limited positions available, we invite students Tsukuba Univeristy International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine to arrange an internship in Japan on their own and apply to the Program for University of Tokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe funding support only. Self-arranged internships must meet the minimum 8-week requirement. It is highly recommended that students who are looking Based on students’ interests and skills, the Program will try to find and match to self-arrange their internships start the search process as early as October/ them to appropriate laboratories in Japan. Prior to submitting an application, November. While students can seek advice from various entities at Harvard, students must review the list of principal investigators at each institution. If students who have successfully self-arranged their internship in the past have students are unable to find a principal investigator or a project that interests taken the initiative and contacted principal investigators at various Japanese them from the list, contact Professor Takao Hensch (for all science students; research universities themselves. [email protected]) and/or Professor John Doyle (for physical science students; [email protected]), who will be able to suggest a laboratory There is no separate application for funding. Applicants who are placed into outside of the list. the Program will receive a grant package put together by the RIJS and the host institution, which includes round-trip discount airfare, housing accommodation, and a small subsidy for some meals. Maximum grant package value in summer 2019 $5,000. Early Decision:
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